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Reverse Diabetes MD Blog

WTF is “Duality of Interest”

July 23, 2019

WTF is “Duality of Interest”

Big pharma is so prevalent in the academic world of policy and thought leaders, that it is no longer considered...
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Sugar vs. Fat

July 22, 2019

Sugar vs. Fat

In the 1960s, the sugar industry paid three Harvard scientists to publish a review of research on sugar vs. fat...
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“The More Money Doctors Receive…The More Brand-Name Drugs They Tend to Prescribe.”

July 21, 2019

“The More Money Doctors Receive…The More Brand-Name Drugs They Tend to Prescribe.”

When we reverse type 2 diabetes, hyperinsulinemia, and obesity, we are advocating for less medical intervention and more patient self-care....
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Insulin is a Fat Storage Hormone

July 20, 2019

Insulin is a Fat Storage Hormone

The more insulin you have, the more fat you accumulate. Insulin activates the enzyme hexokinase, which phosphorylates glucose, trapping it...
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Weight Watchers Eyes A New Clientele: Children

July 19, 2019

Weight Watchers Eyes A New Clientele: Children

So this is where we are headed… while I applaud the attention we must all place on this urgent issue,...
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Prove Me Wrong

July 18, 2019

Prove Me Wrong

In the US, 52.3% of the adult population has either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Less than 12.2% of the...
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Sensory-Specific Satiety

July 17, 2019

Sensory-Specific Satiety

Sensory-specific satiety: the relationship between perceived taste and quantity consumed of food. As individuals consume more of a food item,...
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The Cheat Day? Keto Diet and Metabolic Flexibility

July 16, 2019

The Cheat Day? Keto Diet and Metabolic Flexibility

Once the body is in nutritional ketosis, reduced insulin shifts the metabolic pathways to preferentially burn fat stores instead of...
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Breaking News?

July 15, 2019

Breaking News?

According to a “NEW” study published in Obesity, “lifestyle interventions focused on altering dietary and physical activity habits using behavioral...
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Long-Term Vegan Diet: Metainflammation & Sarcopenia

July 14, 2019

Long-Term Vegan Diet: Metainflammation & Sarcopenia

I operate an interventional pain clinic in the urban core. More than 90% of my chronic pain patients have metabolic...
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About Metainflammation

July 13, 2019

About Metainflammation

My clinic started as an interventional pain clinic, but I quickly realized that chronic pain was more than an isolated...
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When Fat Becomes more than Fat

July 10, 2019

When Fat Becomes more than Fat

Fat is more than an issue of appearance. Fat can lead to multiple chronic illnesses, and obesity is by far...
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Continuum of Type 2 Diabetes Progression

July 08, 2019

Continuum of Type 2 Diabetes Progression

The longer progression to Type 2 Diabetes can be delayed, even if using oral hypoglycemics, the more cost-effective it is....
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Insulin Resistance is an Unrecognized Cause of Chronic Pain.

July 07, 2019

Insulin Resistance is an Unrecognized Cause of Chronic Pain.

Your pain physician should be addressing obesity and insulin resistance if they hope to ever reverse your pain. Metabolic inflammation...
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The Dark Side of Protein

July 06, 2019

The Dark Side of Protein

It’s not wise to use food labels of processed foods to determine actual protein content because food labeling information may...
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Vendors of Death

July 05, 2019

Vendors of Death

The prevalence of vending machines that stock soda in schools, particularly elementary schools, is concerning for the overall health and...
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What is Metabolic Syndrome?

July 04, 2019

What is Metabolic Syndrome?

Obesity doesn’t cause metabolic syndrome; obesity is a marker for metabolic syndrome.
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Preventing Metabolic Syndrome

July 03, 2019

Preventing Metabolic Syndrome

Pain is the leading reason why people come to my practice, and it is the common link between untreated metabolic...
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